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Usually, I’d try and look past the song that ousted Estelle from Britain’s No. 1 spot. But today, I’m trying not to be a hater here. Congrats to Madonna on her 13th No. 1 single in the UK. Here’s the complete list of her British No. 1s:

“Like a Virgin”“Crazy For You”“Live To Tell”“Papa Don’t Preach”“Open Your Heart”“Who’s That Girl?”“Like a Prayer”“Vogue”“Justify My Love”“This Used To Be My Playground”“Take a Bow”“Music”

I think we Yanks have the better taste in Madonna music, don’t you? We tend to like her ballads a bit more, and she’s done some really excellent ones. (“Live To Tell” is a fave.) The Brits prefer dance-y Madonna, which is all well and good. But Madge doesn’t seem to connect emotionally to her pop songs anymore; her voice is little more than another knob for her technically skilled producers to twist. That’s great for the Euro dancefloors, not so great for the U.S. airwaves.

I mean, you Brits thought that awful remake of Don McLean‘s “American Pie” was worthy of No. 1, but didn’t even deign to give the brilliant “Take A Bow” – her last truly great song – a Top 10 berth? A pox on all of your houses.

Meanwhile, The Last Shadow Puppets, which consists of Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane from The Rascals, debuts at No. 8 on this week’s UK pop singles chart. Many commenters over on YouTube are calling their new single, “The Age of the Understatement,” a blatant rip-off of Muse’s 2006 hit, “Knights of Cydonia.” I think it sounds a bit more like this.

1. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake – 4MinutesWatch the video

2. Estelle ft. Kanye West – AmericanBoyWatch the video

3. Sam Sparro – Black & GoldWatch the video

4. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain – LowWatch the video

5. September – Cry For YouWatch the video

6. Usher ft. Young Jeezy – Love InThis ClubWatch the video

7. Mariah Carey – Touch My BodyWatch the video

8. Duffy – MercyWatch the video

9. The Last Shadow Puppets – The Ageof the UnderstatementWatch the video